Plug time! A day or three ago, I recommended TV Party the Website. Today, I received and am recommending, TV Party, the Book! Webmaster and author Billy Ingram has put together a nifty compendium of what some might call "TV trivia," though it's essential, must-have info for anyone who's hip enough to visit his website…or mine, for that matter. It comes with a DVD of old clips which I haven't gotten around to watching but the book is worth the price with it. If you like obscure, behind-the-scenes info about old TV shows (including some of the obscurer ones), you'll want to tune in on this puppy. To order a copy of said puppy from Amazon-dot-com (and also give this website a measly commission), click here.
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In the meantime, Warner Home Video is releasing a fine documentary on the life and work of the late, great Chuck Jones. It contains interviews with him and many prominent filmmakers and celebs. It also contains clips from cartoons, pencil tests, leftover footage and a couple of complete WB shorts, including Feed the Kitty. (That's the one where the bulldog adopts the kitten and then wrongly thinks it has been baked into cookies. No better example exists to show what full, expressive animation can do that limited, TV-style animation cannot.) And of course, any insight into Jones's work is well worth seeking out. You can also order your copy of this from Amazon.Com and give us a cut by clicking here.
However, my gosh-darned honesty compels me to tell you that they'll charge you $11.24 for the DVD — plus postage, unless your order is over $25. You can probably do better (even though we don't get a cut) by ordering it here, direct from Warner Home Video. You can also see a little online preview.